European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday january 29,1993 at a glance secondhand smoke has Ted to a $23,000 settlement for Veronica Bland in Britain. See Story on Page 9. Aspen to revamp policy defense Secretary Les Aspin will restructure the Pentagon s policymaking apparatus to direct More attention to such new National Security concerns As promoting democracy overseas officials say. A Page 4 Farewell to Marshall Vij for hours and in the thousands they came to pay homage to former supreme court Justice Thurgood Marshall. A Page 8 Sears Catalon question there Are. Mixed signals from Sears Roebuck and co. On whether it would be honouring Catalon orders from service members overseas. The firm said monday that its mail order sales will cease at the end of the year. A Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers. 16 classifieds. 25-28 comics 16,22-23 commentary .15 crossword. 16 Dally Horoscope .27 faces a places. 24 focus .17-21 Jumble .27 letters.14 Money matters .12 sports .29-36 to listings.35 weather.13 War on new front threatens  croatian dam Zadar Croatia a fighting erupted thursday on a new front in Croatia threatening a ,-controlled dam that is vital to the Southern coasts electricity Supply. Gen. Satish Nambiar commander of . Forces in former Yugoslavia told reporters in the croatian capital of Zagreb that there was shelling in the area of the Perucca dam wednesday night and thursday morning. To afraid its a very grim situation Quot Nambiar  could  who was shelling but serbs and croats accused each other. The Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency reported that croatian forces at tacked the Perucca dam and Power Plant at 9 45 thursday morning. But croatian to reported that serbian forces from the area of the dam launched an artillery attack on the croatian positions near sin about nine Miles South of the dam. The dam 22 Miles North of the Central Adriatic port of split was taken by serbs during Croatia a six month scr croat War in 1991. Last september . Peacekeepers took it Over from serbian militiamen because it was deemed strategically important. Although largely crippled in the 1991 fighting the Perucca dam is still a vital source of water for stations supplying much of Central Dalmatia with electricity. Its destruction would unleash an Environ mental catastrophe flooding villages and Farmland along the cetina River Valley. Nambiar said the United nations had dispatched experts to the dam but could not confirm the widespread belief it is heavily mined. Meanwhile 13 of More than 20 French peacekeepers trapped in two villages were rescued wednesday by kenyan czech and slovakian troops and taken to Benkovic a serb stronghold. But another 10 or so were still pinned Down Nambiar said in a statement. Groups t v from Page 1 Progress if you done to try a said rep. Bar Ney Frank d-mass., who is Gay. Said Robin Kane spokeswoman for the National Gay Ana lesbian task Force Quot the Gay and lesbian Community certainly is not responsible for the controversy. There a no regret that we Are attempting to end discrimination. There a no regret in fighting for civil  the backlash Many Gay activists concede has been stronger than expected. Some blame senators for trying to obstruct the new president. Others cite the unusual involvement of the joint chiefs of staff particularly chairman Colin l. Powell. It Quot we did no to anticipate How effective Colin Powell a outspoken i opposition would be. He has Given legitimacy to some of the arguments that the religious right has been using. We re very disappointed at that Quot said Gregory King spokesman for the 75,000-member human rights Campaign fund. The military claims Clinton a impending move could erode the nations ability to defend itself the Gay Community com eares its cause to earlier movements on half of Blacks and women. Quot what we re really seeing is the last major chapter in the 200-year-old Story of civil rights. The last major unfinished business in that struggle Quot said rep. Gerry e. Studds d-mass., another Gay  president elect and his advisers Quot got a real education in the last couple of months on the inflammatory politics of Gay civil rights said Mixner the los Angeles consultant. King said Clinton a resolve has sent a message not Only to Gays but to. Capitol Hill Tynce it was Clear he. Was St-11�? firm we began building More support he said. He predicted a Senate vote at this Point would go Clinton a Way. Gay activists contend that republicans proved with their convention last summer that voters done to like intolerance. And they say Clinton a stand on principle will win him Points in the end even from people who disagree with him. Soldiers from Page 1 Arm of Congress. A they now recognize the hazards Quot said rep. Ron Wyden d-orc., who requested the Gao study. Quot the army knows that our troops need to be protected from this Kina of exposure. Now they have to go make sure their policy gets  Thomas b. Cochran a nuclear weapons expert at the natural resources defense Council said depicted uranium is very mildly radioactive and danger decreases rapidly with distance. He said troops Riding in tanks fully loaded with uranium tipped shells might be exposed to More radioactivity than would be permitted for the general population but the Pentagon report said there is no danger because Quot the Armor packages Are completely surrounded by thick rolled homogeneous steel Armor which blocks out most of the  Quot the Hazard from uranium Metal Quot Cochran said Quot is primarily from its toxicity As a Metal which causes damage to internal organs Quot the material is similar to Lead in its physical properties and its effects on the body. As described by Reis the . Troops were in exactly the situation their commanders wanted equipped with depleted uranium shells to penetrate iraqi Armor and Safe from iraqi shells because the iraqis do not have depicted uranium shells capable of penetrating . Tanks. But the troops were not Safe fro flu Quot Friendly fire a shells fired by . Tanks in the confusion of Battle. Abrams tank Crews arc trained on the characteristics of depleted uranium and the hazards of handling it Reis said but other troops a such As the infantrymen Riding in the Bradley and their Drivers Are not. Nor were the troops assigned to dismantle and Bury the damaged tanks and Bradley. Quot prior to desert storm Quot his letter said the defense department Quot did not anticipate the need to decontaminate a Large number of ground combat  a a correction because of a reporting error an article wednesday incorrectly listed the operation receiving support from Tanker aircraft and their Crews at Lajes Field azores. The aircraft and Crews Are supporting operation restore Hope. Service front Page 1 Somalia on dec 7.�?� Eddings said he was never informed negotiations had been suspended adding that Central come never said the Price of the paper was a concern. Quot no one has Ever said funding is a problem Quot he said. Quot if that was the prob pm we can figure out  the stars and stripes was attempting to sell Central come copies of the paper at a reduced rate. As in the persian Gulf War the papers then would have been distributed free to troops. The newspaper is continuing to try to distribute in Somalia according to Eddings who said european come officials in Stuttgart Germany were negotiating 011 the organizations behalf. Newspaper officials expressed concern that . Troops in the Field were not getting a newspaper that is published with them in mind. Quot we re the gigs newspaper and we be always been appreciated by the troops especially those deployed a said Bern Zovistoski editor of the stars and stripes Quot we be sent reporters and photographers to Somalia and we bring the Story to . Service members All Over Europe every Day. A it does no to make sense that the newspaper that served the troops in the persian Gulf War cannot reach those in Somalia one has to question seriously Why  7 according to officials with the american forces information service it is up to theater commanders to decide Whai information sources Are provided to troops under their command. _ under the agreement with Usa today the publication will pick up the Cost of transporting papers to a stateside air Force base where the military will arrange air shipment aboard scheduled flights of military aircraft into Mogadishu the capital. U air forces air mobility come expect the first shipment to go from Mcguire fab n.j., today. They eventually Hope to shift the operation to Dover fab Del. It was unclear How old the pap�5 would be when they arrive in Somalia. But even late newspapers Likely will be welcomed by the troops who have been virtually Cut off from . And world news since operation restore Hope began. Some ships in the area receive news broadcasts by satellite but most of the 24,000 troops on the ground get information by word of Mouth. Thus far the Only nonmilitary Tion source apparently is a special edition of the los Angeles times that is being transmitted by fax machine to Mogadishu and made available in very limited numbers. Usa today spokeswoman mai7 Charles declined to say How much Deal with Central come is costing the Gannett co., the papers Parent. 1 today appears monday through Frio j and costs 50 cents per copy at newsstand in the states